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Neighbors Helping Neighbors!Thu, 01 Dec 2016 16:01:22 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.4.5Impact of Literacy Program at Kelly Edwards Elementary Schoolhttp://www.originalsixfoundation.com/impact-of-literacy-program-at-kelly-edwards-elementary-school/
http://www.originalsixfoundation.com/impact-of-literacy-program-at-kelly-edwards-elementary-school/#respondFri, 09 Sep 2016 18:22:29 +0000http://www.originalsixfoundation.com/?p=2870Benchmark and intervention kits through the Fountas and Pinnell literacy system were purchased by Governor Haley and The Original Six Foundation for Kelly Edwards Elementary School. Here’s a letter from Kelly Edwards Elementary School’s Reading Coach on the impact the kits will have on students.

“First, let me thank Governor Haley and The Original Six Foundation again for their generous donation of purchasing the Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Assessment kits for our teachers at Kelly Edwards Elementary School. In previous years, there has not been a universal screening to assess student reading levels. Thanks to the Governor and her foundation, we were able to determine each student’s independent and instructional reading levels. Teachers are now able to observe student reading behaviors one-on-one, engage them in comprehension conversations that go beyond retelling, and make informed decisions that connect assessment to instruction.

Teachers now have one of the most reliable resources to accurately and reliably identify each child’s instructional and independent reading levels and to document their progress through one-on-one formative and summative assessments. The Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment Systems provide the teachers with precise tools and texts to observe and quantify specific reading behaviors, so they can interpret and use data to plan meaningful instruction.

Thank you again for your generosity by giving to such a great cause of providing resources to help educate students. Everyone here at Kelly Edwards is grateful to Governor Haley and The Original Six Foundation. Your donations will help make a difference at our school. The children and their education are so very important to making our schools and our community strong.”

]]>http://www.originalsixfoundation.com/impact-of-literacy-program-at-kelly-edwards-elementary-school/feed/0Update from Barnwell 45 on New Literacy Programhttp://www.originalsixfoundation.com/update-from-barnwell-45-on-new-literacy-program/
http://www.originalsixfoundation.com/update-from-barnwell-45-on-new-literacy-program/#respondFri, 09 Sep 2016 18:09:53 +0000http://www.originalsixfoundation.com/?p=2855Benchmark and intervention kits through the Fountas and Pinnell literacy system were purchased by Governor Haley and The Original Six Foundation for Barnwell Middle School and Barnwell High School. Here’s an update from Barnwell 45’s Director of Curriculum and Instruction on the use of the kits during the first month of school for 2016-2017.

“Since the beginning of the school year, teachers have been conducting one-on-one assessments of student’s independent and instructional reading levels with the Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment System. Teachers have collaborated as departments and with their administrators to create classroom schedules that devote time for students to read independently on their respective reading levels in an effort to build fluency and comprehension. Both the ELA and Special Education teachers are continuously reviewing the results from the initial assessments, determining future department and school needs, analyzing and addressing individual student needs, and planning for continuous and expanded implementation of a Balanced Literacy Program in all grades. Teachers are also working with struggling readers using the Fountas & Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention System (LLI) during small-group instruction. Teachers use the students’ instructional reading levels to create small groups of students with similar instructional needs and provide intensive instruction using the lessons. Administrators are conducting walkthrough observations to ensure this intervention component is implemented with fidelity. The Fountas & Pinnell kits have already proven to be excellent benchmarking tools allowing us to see not only initial reading levels but student progress in just a short amount of time. We sincerely appreciate Governor Haley and The Original Six Foundation’s help in allowing us to expand our Fountas & Pinnell benchmarking and intervention systems to the other schools within our district.”

Rachel Wall, Ed.D
Barnwell School District 45
Director of Curriculum and Instruction

]]>http://www.originalsixfoundation.com/update-from-barnwell-45-on-new-literacy-program/feed/0September’s Book for Reading Initiative in Dillon Countyhttp://www.originalsixfoundation.com/septembers-book-for-reading-initiative-in-dillon-county/
http://www.originalsixfoundation.com/septembers-book-for-reading-initiative-in-dillon-county/#respondThu, 01 Sep 2016 18:59:02 +0000http://www.originalsixfoundation.com/?p=2890Dillon County Boys and Girls Youth Center picked up the first set of books provided by our foundation to launch their reading initiative this year at South Dillon Elementary School and Stewart Heights Elementary School.

Summary of book: The Doc is in, and this time she has a special helper! After Doc finds Ellie, a stuffed elephant toy, alone on the playground, she is determined to find her owner. But when Ellie begins wheezing, Doc needs to diagnosis her-stat! In this beautifully illustrated hardcover jacketed picture book, children will learn that even doctors need helpers-no matter how small-to help patients get better.

]]>http://www.originalsixfoundation.com/septembers-book-for-reading-initiative-in-dillon-county/feed/0August 2016 Newsletterhttp://www.originalsixfoundation.com/august-2016-newsletter/
http://www.originalsixfoundation.com/august-2016-newsletter/#respondWed, 31 Aug 2016 18:53:14 +0000http://www.originalsixfoundation.com/?p=2881
]]>http://www.originalsixfoundation.com/august-2016-newsletter/feed/0Back to School Celebration at Denmark Olar Middle Schoolhttp://www.originalsixfoundation.com/back-to-school-celebration-at-denmark-olar-middle-school/
http://www.originalsixfoundation.com/back-to-school-celebration-at-denmark-olar-middle-school/#respondFri, 26 Aug 2016 19:05:03 +0000http://www.originalsixfoundation.com/?p=2894In partnership with INNERSOLE, Governor Haley and The Original Six Foundation held a back to school celebration today at Denmark Olar Middle School and provided every student with a back pack full of school supplies and a new pair of sneakers.

]]>http://www.originalsixfoundation.com/back-to-school-celebration-at-denmark-olar-middle-school/feed/0Sponsor Recap – First Annual Taste and Golf of South Carolinahttp://www.originalsixfoundation.com/sponsor-recap-first-annual-taste-and-golf-of-south-carolina/
http://www.originalsixfoundation.com/sponsor-recap-first-annual-taste-and-golf-of-south-carolina/#respondMon, 22 Aug 2016 18:40:14 +0000http://www.originalsixfoundation.com/?p=2876Thank you to everyone who came out to our First Annual Taste and Golf of South Carolina. On Sunday, August 21, we celebrated an evening highlighting the work our foundation is doing. We enjoyed delicious dishes prepared by Seawell’s Catering made from ingredients grown or produced in the eight counties our foundation serves. On Monday, August 22, our golfers enjoyed “golf as it should be” at Sage Valley Golf Club.

]]>http://www.originalsixfoundation.com/sponsor-recap-first-annual-taste-and-golf-of-south-carolina/feed/0Excitement from Richard Carroll Elementary School for new After School Programhttp://www.originalsixfoundation.com/excitement-from-richard-carroll-elementary-school-for-new-after-school-program/
http://www.originalsixfoundation.com/excitement-from-richard-carroll-elementary-school-for-new-after-school-program/#respondMon, 15 Aug 2016 18:28:08 +0000http://www.originalsixfoundation.com/?p=2852Richard Carroll Elementary School will benefit from a new after school program designed and funded through The Original Six Foundation and Innersole. Here’s a quick note from their principal on the excitement they have for the upcoming program.

“Richard Carroll Elementary School in Bamberg, SC is very excited to be partnering with Governor Haley’s The Original Six Foundation and Coach Staley’s Innersole for the upcoming school year on an Afterschool Program. This partnership will allow us to serve 5th and 6th grade students afterschool for the first time in many years! Students will receive snacks, homework assistance, and extra assistance in areas designated as need in math and reading. They will also take field trips and have exposure to things they might not normally get to see like USC basketball and football games. The program takes a holistic approach to learning – looking at the whole child and all that life experiences may offer.

We partnered with Innersole for their reading initiative this past year and had a tremendous growth in students in grades 5 and 6 that read. This program fostered whole classes working together to meet goals set at the beginning of each 9 weeks to earn free tennis shoes! Not just ordinary ones but name brand tennis shoes that they loved. This year we are including our grade 2 and 3 students to promote reading even more!

As you can see, these two organizations working together with Richard Carroll Elementary School have made tremendous impacts on our students both at school and home. We are very fortunate to be a part of something that is allowing us to do things that we simply would not be able to do with the school budgets of today.”

Stacey Walter
Principal of Richard Carroll Elementary

]]>http://www.originalsixfoundation.com/excitement-from-richard-carroll-elementary-school-for-new-after-school-program/feed/0Grand Opening of The Meeting Place on Mainhttp://www.originalsixfoundation.com/grand-opening-of-the-meeting-place-on-main/
http://www.originalsixfoundation.com/grand-opening-of-the-meeting-place-on-main/#respondWed, 10 Aug 2016 19:15:59 +0000http://www.originalsixfoundation.com/?p=2897Governor Haley and The Original Six Foundation was proud to partner with Trinity Baptist Church in Union, SC to open The Meeting Place on Main. Thank you to our partners Cox Industries and Verizon. The center will be a welcoming place for residents who need assistance with learning skills, using technology, creating partnerships with local companies for job placement, resume writing, access to interview clothing, and other support as needed.

Today our staff had the distinct pleasure of delivering the much awaited robotic kits purchased through Lego Education for the 21st Century Learning Centers in Marlboro County. It truly did feel like Christmas in July for the curriculum advisors who were on-site to receive the 33 boxes. We are thrilled to offer such a great program to the middle school students at Clio Middle School and Wallace Middle School who will take part during this upcoming year. The robotics program will launch mid-September and will last approximately ten weeks. The best part, the kits are reusable over and over so many, many more students will be able to take part at a later time.

These kits are sure to be a great investment in the lives of interested students as the United States’ economy is becoming even more dependent on advanced technology and innovation. Our foundation will continue to support and foster students who truly show an interest in the field by paying the way for them to compete in competitions and further advance their knowledge.

Thank you to our sponsor AT&T SC for making this donation possible.

Please call The Original Six Foundation at 803-244-9511 to see this program during implementation. We will also post updates as the program launches with pictures of the students using the kits.

The One SC Flood Relief Fund will support nonprofit organizations providing relief and recovery assistance in the 24 FEMA designated emergency counties. The Community Foundation’s board provided the initial funding of $50,000 and additional donations are being received from across the country. The Governor’s Original Six Foundation has donated $55,000 to underwrite administration of the fund so that 100% of the dollars raised will go to local organizations aiding those in need.